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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Math anxiety is known to affect math performance.
  • Existing research primarily uses explicit measures of math anxiety.
  • The role of implicit math anxiety in academic achievement remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of implicit math anxiety on math achievement.
  • To determine if a combined measure of implicit and explicit anxiety predicts math achievement better than explicit anxiety alone.
  • To examine the correlation between implicit and explicit anxiety measures.

Main Methods:

  • 175 participants completed explicit anxiety measures.
  • An Implicit Association Test (IAT) was used to assess implicit math anxiety.
  • Math achievement was measured using a standardized task.

Main Results:

  • Math achievement was more accurately predicted by a combined measure of implicit and explicit anxiety.
  • Implicit and explicit anxiety measures showed a low, non-significant correlation.
  • Implicit math anxiety appears to be a distinct construct from explicit math anxiety.

Conclusions:

  • Implicit math anxiety is a significant factor in math performance.
  • Current interventions for math anxiety may be incomplete if they do not address the implicit component.
  • Future research should consider both implicit and explicit measures for a comprehensive understanding of math anxiety.